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Manchester United 1896-1897

39
Points · Division Two 1896-1897
2nd in the Division Two after 30 matches

Manchester United finished 2nd in the Division Two with 39 points from 30 games in 1896-1897, scoring 82 goals in all competitions. They won 23, drew 8 and lost 11 of their 42 games in all competitions under Alf Albut.

Stats
23
Won
8
Drawn
11
Lost
Form
L
D
W
L
L

Season at a Glance

82
Goals Scored
47
Conceded
42
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.83
Points per game
48th-best of 123 full seasons
1.95
Goals per game
35th-best of 123 full seasons
1.12
Conceded per game
56th-best of 123 full seasons
55%
Win rate
39th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division Two, United ranked 9th of 16 for goals scored (-0.02 per game vs the league average) and 1st for fewest conceded. That was 4 places higher than 1895-1896 (+6 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

1
Joe Cassidy
40 apps
9
— ast
2
Henry Boyd
17 apps
6
— ast
3
Robert Donaldson
41 apps
5
— ast
4
Ceaser Jenkyns
39 apps
3
— ast
5
Matthew Gillespie
29 apps
2
— ast
6
James McNaught
42 apps
2
— ast
7
Willie Bryant
41 apps
1
— ast

All Results

42 matches
September 1896 6W · 0D · 1L
W
Gainsborough Trinity H
D2 McNaught 2
2–0
1 Sep 4,000 1-0-0 W1
W
Burton Swifts A
D2 Draycott, McNaught, Cassidy, Brown, Bryant
5–3
5 Sep 3,000 2-0-0 W2
W
Walsall H
D2 Cassidy, Donaldson
2–0
7 Sep 7,000 3-0-0 W3
W
Lincoln City H
D2 Donaldson, Cassidy 2 (pen)
3–1
12 Sep 7,000 4-0-0 W4
L
Grimsby Town A
D2
0–2
19 Sep 3,000 4-0-1 L1
W
Walsall A
D2 McNaught, Draycott, Brown
3–2
21 Sep 7,000 5-0-1 W1
W
Newcastle United H
D2 Cassidy 3, Donaldson
4–0
26 Sep 7,000 6-0-1 W2
October 1896 1W · 2D · 2L
D
Manchester City A
D2
0–0
3 Oct 20,000 6-1-1 D1
D
Birmingham City H
D2 Draycott
1–1
10 Oct 7,000 6-2-1 D2
L
Blackpool A
D2 Draycott, Bryant
2–4
17 Oct 5,000 6-2-2 L1
L
Gainsborough Trinity A
D2
0–2
21 Oct 4,000 6-2-3 L2
W
Burton Wanderers H
D2 Cassidy 3
3–0
24 Oct 4,000 7-2-3 W1
November 1896 1W · 0D · 1L
W
Grimsby Town H
D2 Cassidy 2, Donaldson, Jenkyns
4–2
7 Nov 5,000 8-2-3 W2
L
Birmingham City A
D2
0–1
28 Nov 4,000 8-2-4 L1
December 1896 3W · 0D · 2L
W
West Manchester H
FAC Gillespie 2, Cassidy 2, Rothwell 2, Bryant
7–0
12 Dec 6,000 9-2-4 W1
L
Notts County A
D2
0–3
19 Dec 5,000 9-2-5 L1
W
Manchester City H
D2 Smith, Donaldson
2–1
25 Dec 18,000 10-2-5 W1
W
Blackpool H
D2 Cassidy 2
2–0
26 Dec 9,000 11-2-5 W2
L
Leicester City A
D2
0–1
28 Dec 8,000 11-2-6 L1
January 1897 3W · 2D · 1L
L
Newcastle United A
D2
0–2
1 Jan 17,000 11-2-7 L2
W
Nelson H
FAC Cassidy, Donaldson, Gillespie
3–0
2 Jan 5,000 12-2-7 W1
D
Burton Swifts H
D2 Donaldson
1–1
9 Jan 3,000 12-3-7 D1
D
Blackpool H
FAC Gillespie, Donaldson
2–2
15 Jan 1,500 12-4-7 D2
W
Blackpool A
FAC Replay Boyd, Cassidy
2–1
20 Jan 1,500 13-4-7 W1
W
Kettering Town H
FAC Donaldson 2, Cassidy 3
5–1
30 Jan 5,000 14-4-7 W2
February 1897 3W · 1D · 1L
W
Loughborough Town H
D2 Smith 2, Boyd, Donaldson, Draycott, Jenkyns
6–0
6 Feb 5,000 15-4-7 W3
D
Southampton A
FAC Donaldson
1–1
13 Feb 8,000 15-5-7 D1
W
Southampton H
FAC Replay Bryant 2, Cassidy (pen)
3–1
17 Feb 7,000 16-5-7 W1
W
Leicester City H
D2 Donaldson, Boyd
2–1
20 Feb 8,000 17-5-7 W2
L
Derby County A
FAC
0–2
27 Feb 12,000 17-5-8 L1
March 1897 3W · 2D · 0L
W
Darwen H
D2 Cassidy 2, Boyd
3–1
2 Mar 3,000 18-5-8 W1
W
Darwen A
D2 Gillespie, Cassidy
2–0
13 Mar 2,000 19-5-8 W2
W
Burton Wanderers A
D2 Gillespie, T.Lowe (og)
2–1
20 Mar 3,000 20-5-8 W3
D
Arsenal H
D2 Boyd
1–1
22 Mar 3,000 20-6-8 D1
D
Notts County H
D2 Bryant
1–1
27 Mar 10,000 20-7-8 D2
April 1897 3W · 1D · 3L
W
Lincoln City A
D2 Jenkyns 3 (2 pen)
3–1
1 Apr 1,000 21-7-8 W1
W
Arsenal A
D2 Boyd, Donaldson (pen)
2–0
3 Apr 6,000 22-7-8 W2
L
Loughborough Town A
D2
0–2
10 Apr 3,000 22-7-9 L1
L
Burnley A
TM
0–2
19 Apr 10,000 22-7-10 L2
W
Burnley H
TM Jenkyns, Boyd
2–0
21 Apr 7,000 23-7-10 W1
D
Sunderland H
TM Boyd
1–1
24 Apr 18,000 23-8-10 D1
L
Sunderland A
TM
0–2
26 Apr 6,000 23-8-11 L1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 221660 6015+45 73%9 6,795
Away 207211 2232-10 35%3 6,425

Home crowds averaged 6,795, away 6,425. Their biggest crowd was 20,000 v Manchester City, the smallest 1,000 v Lincoln City.

Season Records

7–0
Biggest win
v West Manchester · 12 Dec 1896
0–3
Heaviest defeat
v Notts County · 19 Dec 1896
4
Longest win streak
9
Longest unbeaten run
4
Longest winless run
12
Clean sheets
11
Failed to score
0–2
Most common score
7 times

United completed the league double over Burton Wanderers, Darwen, Lincoln City and Walsall.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
13
10
1-15
6
1
16-30
2
3
31-45
6
7
46-60
4
61-75
2
2
76+

United's average goal came in the 27', the average one conceded in the 38'. They scored 2 from the 81st minute on and conceded 1. Penalties: 5 scored, 0 conceded. Own goals: 1 for, 0 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
6' James McNaught vs Gainsborough Trinity D2 0–0 1 Sep 1896
? James McNaught vs Gainsborough Trinity D2 1–0 1 Sep 1896
1' William Brown @ Burton Swifts D2 0–0 5 Sep 1896
25' William Bryant @ Burton Swifts D2 1–0 5 Sep 1896
? Levi Draycott @ Burton Swifts D2 2–0 5 Sep 1896
? James McNaught @ Burton Swifts D2 3–0 5 Sep 1896
? Joe Cassidy @ Burton Swifts D2 4–0 5 Sep 1896
? Joe Cassidy vs Walsall D2 0–0 7 Sep 1896
? Bob Donaldson vs Walsall D2 1–0 7 Sep 1896
? Bob Donaldson vs Lincoln City D2 0–0 12 Sep 1896
? Joe Cassidy vs Lincoln City D2 1–0 12 Sep 1896
? Joe Cassidy pen vs Lincoln City D2 2–0 12 Sep 1896
20' William Brown @ Walsall D2 0–0 21 Sep 1896
? James McNaught @ Walsall D2 1–1 21 Sep 1896
? Levi Draycott @ Walsall D2 2–1 21 Sep 1896
1' Joe Cassidy vs Newcastle United D2 0–0 26 Sep 1896
46' Bob Donaldson vs Newcastle United D2 1–0 26 Sep 1896
49' Joe Cassidy vs Newcastle United D2 2–0 26 Sep 1896
? Joe Cassidy vs Newcastle United D2 3–0 26 Sep 1896
? Levi Draycott vs Birmingham City D2 0–0 10 Oct 1896
1' Willie Bryant @ Blackpool D2 0–0 17 Oct 1896
? Levi Draycott @ Blackpool D2 1–0 17 Oct 1896
1' Joe Cassidy vs Burton Wanderers D2 0–0 24 Oct 1896
3' Joe Cassidy vs Burton Wanderers D2 1–0 24 Oct 1896
5' Joe Cassidy vs Burton Wanderers D2 2–0 24 Oct 1896
? Joe Cassidy vs Grimsby Town D2 0–0 7 Nov 1896
? Joe Cassidy vs Grimsby Town D2 1–0 7 Nov 1896
? Bob Donaldson vs Grimsby Town D2 2–0 7 Nov 1896
? Ceaser Jenkyns vs Grimsby Town D2 3–0 7 Nov 1896
2' Matthew Gillespie vs West Manchester FAC 0–0 12 Dec 1896
? Matthew Gillespie vs West Manchester FAC 1–0 12 Dec 1896
? Joe Cassidy vs West Manchester FAC 2–0 12 Dec 1896
? Joe Cassidy vs West Manchester FAC 3–0 12 Dec 1896
? Charles Rothwell vs West Manchester FAC 4–0 12 Dec 1896
? Charles Rothwell vs West Manchester FAC 5–0 12 Dec 1896
? Willie Bryant vs West Manchester FAC 6–0 12 Dec 1896
? Richard Smith vs Manchester City D2 0–0 25 Dec 1896
? Bob Donaldson vs Manchester City D2 1–0 25 Dec 1896
89' Joe Cassidy vs Blackpool D2 0–0 26 Dec 1896
? Joe Cassidy vs Blackpool D2 1–0 26 Dec 1896
? Joe Cassidy vs Nelson FAC 0–0 2 Jan 1897
? Bob Donaldson vs Nelson FAC 1–0 2 Jan 1897
? Matthew Gillespie vs Nelson FAC 2–0 2 Jan 1897
? Bob Donaldson vs Burton Swifts D2 0–1 9 Jan 1897
? Matthew Gillespie vs Blackpool FAC 0–1 15 Jan 1897
? Bob Donaldson vs Blackpool FAC 1–1 15 Jan 1897
7' Henry Boyd @ Blackpool FAC 0–0 20 Jan 1897
81' Joe Cassidy @ Blackpool FAC 1–0 20 Jan 1897
11' Bob Donaldson vs Kettering Town FAC 0–1 30 Jan 1897
? Bob Donaldson vs Kettering Town FAC 1–1 30 Jan 1897
? Joe Cassidy vs Kettering Town FAC 2–1 30 Jan 1897
? Joe Cassidy vs Kettering Town FAC 3–1 30 Jan 1897
? Joe Cassidy vs Kettering Town FAC 4–1 30 Jan 1897
? Richard Smith vs Loughborough Town D2 0–0 6 Feb 1897
? Richard Smith vs Loughborough Town D2 1–0 6 Feb 1897
? Henry Boyd vs Loughborough Town D2 2–0 6 Feb 1897
? Bob Donaldson vs Loughborough Town D2 3–0 6 Feb 1897
? Levi Draycott vs Loughborough Town D2 4–0 6 Feb 1897
? Ceaser Jenkyns vs Loughborough Town D2 5–0 6 Feb 1897
43' Bob Donaldson @ Southampton FAC 0–0 13 Feb 1897
60' Joe Cassidy pen vs Southampton FAC 0–0 17 Feb 1897
? Willie Bryant vs Southampton FAC 1–0 17 Feb 1897
? Willie Bryant vs Southampton FAC 2–0 17 Feb 1897
23' Henry Boyd vs Leicester City D2 0–0 20 Feb 1897
? Bob Donaldson vs Leicester City D2 1–1 20 Feb 1897
44' Joe Cassidy vs Darwen D2 0–0 2 Mar 1897
? Joe Cassidy vs Darwen D2 1–0 2 Mar 1897
? Henry Boyd vs Darwen D2 2–0 2 Mar 1897
? Matthew Gillespie @ Darwen D2 0–0 13 Mar 1897
? Joe Cassidy @ Darwen D2 1–0 13 Mar 1897
? Matthew Gillespie @ Burton Wanderers D2 0–0 20 Mar 1897
? T.Lowe OG @ Burton Wanderers D2 1–0 20 Mar 1897
28' Henry Boyd vs Arsenal D2 0–1 22 Mar 1897
15' Wille Bryant vs Notts County D2 0–0 27 Mar 1897
15' Ceaser Jenkyns @ Lincoln City D2 0–0 1 Apr 1897
50' Ceaser Jenkyns pen @ Lincoln City D2 1–1 1 Apr 1897
55' Ceaser Jenkyns pen @ Lincoln City D2 2–1 1 Apr 1897
15' Henry Boyd @ Arsenal D2 0–0 3 Apr 1897
49' Bob Donaldson pen @ Arsenal D2 1–0 3 Apr 1897
20' Henry Boyd vs Burnley TM 0–0 21 Apr 1897
? Ceaser Jenkyns vs Burnley TM 1–0 21 Apr 1897
20' Henry Boyd vs Sunderland TM 0–0 24 Apr 1897

Squad

21 players
Player LeagueFA CupOther Total Red
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
James McNaught 30 2 8 – 4 – 42 2 –
Robert Donaldson 29 2 8 3 4 – 41 5 –
Willie Bryant 29 1 8 – 4 – 41 1 –
Joe Cassidy 28 7 8 2 4 – 40 9 –
Ceaser Jenkyns 27 3 8 – 4 – 39 3 1
Levi Draycott 29 – 5 – 4 – 38 – –
Fredrick Erentz 27 – 6 – 4 – 37 – –
Frank Barrett 23 – 8 – 4 – 35 – –
Walter Cartwright 25 – 5 – 2 – 32 – –
Harry Stafford 24 – 8 – – – 32 – –
Matthew Gillespie 17 – 8 2 4 – 29 2 –
Henry Boyd 10 3 4 1 3 2 17 6 –
Richard "Dick" Smith 14 – 3 – – – 17 – –
William Brown 7 – – – – – 7 – –
Joseph Ridgway 5 – – – – – 5 – –
Roger Doughty – – – – 3 – 3 – –
William Morgan 2 – – – – – 2 – –
Joseph Wetherell 2 – – – – – 2 – –
William Kennedy 1 – – – – – 1 – –
Charles Rothwell – – 1 – – – 1 – –
James Vance 1 – – – – – 1 – –

Division Two Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Notts County 30 19 4 7 92 43 +49 42
2 Manchester United 30 17 5 8 56 34 +22 39
3 Grimsby Town 30 17 4 9 66 45 +21 38
4 Small Heath 30 16 5 9 69 47 +22 37
5 Newcastle United 30 17 1 12 56 52 +4 35
6 Manchester City 30 12 8 10 58 50 +8 32
7 Gainsborough Trinity 30 12 7 11 50 47 +3 31
8 Blackpool 30 13 5 12 59 56 +3 31
9 Leicester Fosse 30 13 4 13 59 56 +3 30
10 Arsenal 30 13 4 13 68 70 -2 30
11 Darwen 30 14 0 16 67 61 +6 28
12 Walsall 30 11 4 15 53 69 -16 26
13 Loughborough Town 30 12 1 17 50 64 -14 25
14 Burton Swifts 30 9 6 15 46 61 -15 24
15 Burton Wanderers 30 9 2 19 31 67 -36 20
16 Lincoln City 30 5 2 23 27 85 -58 12

Points Progression

Division Two

Transfers

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Debuts & Farewells

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